Annual General Meeting 10 May 2017

Master of ceremonies Local MLA Iain Rankin Welcome Master of ceremonies Local MLA Iain Rankin

Approval of Agenda and Minutes Communication Report (Ben Hovinga) Welcome (Iain Rankin) Nordic Pole Walking Report (Terry Ashade) Green Network Plan (Jenny Lugar) Approval of agenda and minutes Special Resolution: Change in by-laws (Tom Musial) Business arising from the 2016 minutes 2016/2017 Reports Election of new Board (Tom Musial) Chair (Catherine Klefenz) Guest Speaker (Alexander “Sandy” Hamilton) Treasurer’s Report (Kevin Cody) Trail Maintenance Update (Lindsay Gates) Other Business Trail Patrol Update (Ben Hovinga) Adjournment

Business arising from the 2016 minutes

Chair Maintenance Committee Communication System BLT Trail Programs Trail Funding and Accountability Mural Rum Runner Trail Retiring Directors

Treasurer’s Report Statement of Financial Position Statement of Operations Total: $25,926 Total: $42,935

Trail Maintenance Update

Trail Patrol Update New patroller contact for BLT Trails No longer called Trail Wardens NS Trails plans for training early summer Looking for new volunteer Trail Patrollers The role of a Trail Patroller performs role of a trail ambassador, not the trail police takes on a symbolic identity provides reassurance to trail users encourages proper trail etiquette and safety investigates, records, & reports trail incidents provides assistance when possible communicates with enforcement personnel reports unsafe trail conditions or needed repairs assists with event management promotes the BLT R2T Association

Communication Report Facebook Website Newsletter Twitter Instagram Increase from 600 to over 950 likes New website launched summer 2015 Average post reaches 1,000 views 298.27% increase since last year (9.4k vs 2.3k) One post has over 5,000 views Traffic feeding from other social media Provides easy two way communication with trail users (e.g. reporting maintenance issues) Newsletter Twitter Gaining popularity 5.4k impressions in last quarter New system in place to email newsletters without violating anti-spam laws Instagram Downloads reaching Popular with running groups Summer trail closure increased traffic Users share their photos of their adventures

Nordic Pole Walking Report 2015 3 walking groups Silverbirch up to 18 walkers Glengarry 2-3 walkers Nine mile River Bridge 2016 2 Walking groups Silverbirch Monday Wednesday 9:30am an extra walk at Bike and Bean Friday 9:30am Nine Mile River Bridge Tuesday and Thursday 6:30pm

Green Network Plan

Special Resolution: Change in by-laws

Election of new Board Proposed Board members 2016/17 Length of term 1 to 3 years, commitment (if possible) Committed 1 year Ben Hovinga David Miller Committed 2 years Kevin Cody Bob Conrad Tom Musial Carrie Ramsey Karen Sullivan Re-offering Terry Adshade Jill Campbell-Miller Lindsay Gates Catherine Klefenz Nominations N/A

Alexander “Sandy” Hamilton Destination Trail Guest Speaker Alexander “Sandy” Hamilton Destination Trail

Other Business

Thank you for coming to the 2017 BLT Trails AGM Adjournment Thank you for coming to the 2017 BLT Trails AGM